American historians typically forget the Manchester computer which (arguably) executed the first ever stored program on June 21st 1948.
For some info see this site or visit the The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry where you can see the rebuilt computer in action (although there does not appear to be that much on the museum's web site). There is also an emulator available but I can't find a link for that right now.
Contry to popular opinon, you can update loaded DLLs (in NT/2000). From MSDN:
Dynamic-Link Library Updates
It is sometimes necessary to replace a DLL with a newer version.... On Windows NT/Windows 2000, it is not necessary to restart the computer if you perform the following steps:
Use the MoveFileEx function to rename the DLL being replaced. Do not specify MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED, and make sure the renamed file is on the same volume that contains the original file. You could also simply rename the file in the same directory by giving it a different extension.
Copy the new DLL to the directory that contains the renamed DLL. All applications will now use the new DLL.
Use MoveFileEx with MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT to delete the renamed DLL.
Before you make this replacement, applications will use the original DLL until it is unloaded. After you make the replacement, applications will use the new DLL. When you write a DLL, you must be careful to ensure that it is prepared for this situation, especially if the DLL maintains global state information or communicates with other services. If the DLL is not prepared for a change in global state information or communication protocols, updating the DLL will require you to restart the computer to ensure that all applications are using the same version of the DLL. On Windows 95/98, it is necessary to restart the computer. For more information, see the Remarks section of MoveFileEx.
I think at least part of the problem with Windows is lack of programmer understanding, the need for compatablity with Windows 95/98/ME (why doesn't Microsoft kill of this piece of crap?) and the knowledge that most users will just accept that a reboot is needed.
OK, you win that one but I think the indexing is more a problem with their implementation than the actual idea (for example, the use of subsets could be greatly improved).
Recovery CDs can be good for some people but they need to have an option to let the user do a 'standard' install. All that Sony stuff that the Recovery CD installed on my laptop looks very nice but when I am doing real work I don't want it in the way. Evey if the BIOS checking was still in place (which is a bad idea) a basic install would make the CDs a lot more useful (it is possible to make a real install from a recovery CD by formating the HD and copying the CABs then hacking the setup config files but it is not fun).
Thankfully Microsoft send me a real '98 CD when I brought a student licence of W2K (except they managed to print the wrong install code on the packet!).
I think the origanal poster is talking about the full MSDN subscription (where MS send you constant piles of CDs with all their software on them). Microsoft whould not be happy if people are copying these. On the other hand, there are few reasons to stop people copying the Library CDs as they basically help people develop more software for MS platforms (and all the content is available on the web). Now if only Linux had as nice a documentation library (all in once package of CDs and all in a consistant format)....
Question: What ISA would you use if you were writing code that you knew would only ever be run on a processor like Crusoe? I don't think emulating a x86 would be the best way, but even emulating the best in the world is not going to be the perfect solution (assuming the code has to run as fast as possible).
Do Sony use more than one 'block' for some of the Viao laptops? Just asking as my Vaio (F250) has an annoying horz. divide accross the srcreen with slightly different contrasts above and below it. I do not know why. Is this a fault (ie can I get it replaced) or is it normal (for this model)?
Are there the right functions in Apple's QuickTime SDK to write a Sorensen to nice video format proxy server? Would this break any patents / copywirtes?
If this did work, it could be useful for a lot of people.
Anyone intrested?
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As long as you don't watch TV too much, you could do a quick bit of compression as the data comes from the card (4MB / sec is a vast amount of data for 300x200) and then tidy up when the machine is idle.
Would it be possible to build a QT->MPEG web server. Using this system a user would visit www.magic-qt-to-mpeg-server.com/convert.pl?www.evi l-site/video.qt and have returned a video in a more useable format.
If the system had a good cache (ie it remembered what was linked to by/.) the load on the system would not be too high.
Software for the server should not be that hard to create, Apple have a QT SDK which looks quite useful and I am sure there must be a (L)GPL MPEG coder around somewhere. Only problem is the system might have to run on Windows (only a proble for some people...).
I would do this my self but with a slow and expensive to run modem, it would not be much fun.
< sarcasm > Many crimes are illegal, and therefore have an appeal to them. If crimes were legal, and people were taught early a healthy respect for crime, I believe that there would be far less violence in our country. </sarcasm >
All of this looks very good but also quite complex. How long will it take to get the max out of this (I would assume the current games are not pushing any limits yet)? What is development like for a system with so many sub systems (esp. if you want to get more out of the box that the next company)? Although a normal compiler could generate code for it, I would think it would be very wastefull.
So many questions...I need to get one to play with.
Why would anyone want to convert LaTeX to Word (a question, not a flame)? Word may have a nice UI but very few programs can produce output that look anywhere as nice as TeX.
Then there was Noah Webster, who regarded the form of English spoken in the British Isles as having been corrupted by the English aristocracy. Webster worked with dogged determination to standardise and simplify the spelling of American English. He excised extraneous vowels: colour/color; favour, favor (although he resisted this change for quite a while in the face of Johnson's example). And he transposed letters, most notably the final -re: theatre/theater; centre/center. Some of his changes remain an integral part of American spelling, where others have failed to survive (croud, hed, giv, meen etc.).
I quite like the idea of aristocracy changing spelling for fun.
As I do not have moderation points today, I will just say the Demon Internet document linked above is well worth a read (maybe it could be put in the article?).
I seem to remember the NSA sponsered (very good) Windows NT security guide at www.trustedsystems.com (avalible for free, pdf format) recommends admins use L0pht Crack. The line is somewhere in a footnote around the middle of the docuement (might be wrong, it is late and I am working from memory).
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Unfortunatly this site does not have a Unix card but they do have a few others that are worth having (Emacs, TeX, Apache).
This is on display at the Manchester museam of science and insdusty and is worth a visit.
Thanks for that, just the news I had been waiting for.
If you do go, I recommend finding the MIT museum as well. It is well worth the time it will take you to find it.
For some info see this site or visit the The Manchester Museum of Science and Industry where you can see the rebuilt computer in action (although there does not appear to be that much on the museum's web site). There is also an emulator available but I can't find a link for that right now.
Dynamic-Link Library Updates
It is sometimes necessary to replace a DLL with a newer version. ... On Windows NT/Windows 2000, it is not necessary to restart the computer if you perform the following steps:
Use the MoveFileEx function to rename the DLL being replaced. Do not specify MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED, and make sure the renamed file is on the same volume that contains the original file. You could also simply rename the file in the same directory by giving it a different extension.
Copy the new DLL to the directory that contains the renamed DLL. All applications will now use the new DLL.
Use MoveFileEx with MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT to delete the renamed DLL.
Before you make this replacement, applications will use the original DLL until it is unloaded. After you make the replacement, applications will use the new DLL. When you write a DLL, you must be careful to ensure that it is prepared for this situation, especially if the DLL maintains global state information or communicates with other services. If the DLL is not prepared for a change in global state information or communication protocols, updating the DLL will require you to restart the computer to ensure that all applications are using the same version of the DLL. On Windows 95/98, it is necessary to restart the computer. For more information, see the Remarks section of MoveFileEx.
I think at least part of the problem with Windows is lack of programmer understanding, the need for compatablity with Windows 95/98/ME (why doesn't Microsoft kill of this piece of crap?) and the knowledge that most users will just accept that a reboot is needed.
OK, you win that one but I think the indexing is more a problem with their implementation than the actual idea (for example, the use of subsets could be greatly improved).
Is there any news on the Douglas Adams interview (not complaining, just intrested)?
Thankfully Microsoft send me a real '98 CD when I brought a student licence of W2K (except they managed to print the wrong install code on the packet!).
I think the origanal poster is talking about the full MSDN subscription (where MS send you constant piles of CDs with all their software on them). Microsoft whould not be happy if people are copying these. On the other hand, there are few reasons to stop people copying the Library CDs as they basically help people develop more software for MS platforms (and all the content is available on the web). Now if only Linux had as nice a documentation library (all in once package of CDs and all in a consistant format)....
Question: What ISA would you use if you were writing code that you knew would only ever be run on a processor like Crusoe? I don't think emulating a x86 would be the best way, but even emulating the best in the world is not going to be the perfect solution (assuming the code has to run as fast as possible).
Do Sony use more than one 'block' for some of the Viao laptops? Just asking as my Vaio (F250) has an annoying horz. divide accross the srcreen with slightly different contrasts above and below it. I do not know why. Is this a fault (ie can I get it replaced) or is it normal (for this model)?
If this did work, it could be useful for a lot of people.
Anyone intrested?
As long as you don't watch TV too much, you could do a quick bit of compression as the data comes from the card (4MB / sec is a vast amount of data for 300x200) and then tidy up when the machine is idle.
If the system had a good cache (ie it remembered what was linked to by /.) the load on the system would not be too high.
Software for the server should not be that hard to create, Apple have a QT SDK which looks quite useful and I am sure there must be a (L)GPL MPEG coder around somewhere. Only problem is the system might have to run on Windows (only a proble for some people...).
I would do this my self but with a slow and expensive to run modem, it would not be much fun.
Anyone intrested...?
< sarcasm > /sarcasm >
Many crimes are illegal, and therefore have an appeal to them. If crimes were legal, and people were taught early a healthy respect for crime, I believe that there would be far less violence in our country.
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Don't like to correct you, but the correct link is this.
So many questions...I need to get one to play with.
How is an ISP to know if something is illegal? ISPs are better at providing bandwidth than acting as judge and jurry.
See this on Demon's web site for some intresting background on the case.
Why would anyone want to convert LaTeX to Word (a question, not a flame)? Word may have a nice UI but very few programs can produce output that look anywhere as nice as TeX.
Then there was Noah Webster, who regarded the form of English spoken in the British Isles as having been corrupted by the English aristocracy. Webster worked with dogged determination to standardise and simplify the spelling of American English. He excised extraneous vowels: colour/color; favour, favor (although he resisted this change for quite a while in the face of Johnson's example). And he transposed letters, most notably the final -re: theatre/theater; centre/center. Some of his changes remain an integral part of American spelling, where others have failed to survive (croud, hed, giv, meen etc.).
I quite like the idea of aristocracy changing spelling for fun.
As an extra question, are there any design drawings avalable for any open source projects?
As I do not have moderation points today, I will just say the Demon Internet document linked above is well worth a read (maybe it could be put in the article?).
I seem to remember the NSA sponsered (very good) Windows NT security guide at www.trustedsystems.com (avalible for free, pdf format) recommends admins use L0pht Crack. The line is somewhere in a footnote around the middle of the docuement (might be wrong, it is late and I am working from memory).